The PATS Podcast
The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society invites you to join Jason Kopec as he starts a conversation with members of the athletic training community and experts from around the country to engage and foster relationships in the state, talk about current topics that affect athletes and provide resources for all of us to be better athletic trainers.
Episodes
🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨
Our next installment includes one of the 2025 PATS Service Award Winners, Emily Duckett. Tune into this episode to hear Emily's background a...
🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨
Our next installment includes a fellow WCU Alumni, Mr. Brandon McNeal. Tune into this episode for some updates of a PATS COPA committe, alon...
🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨
Our next installment includes one of the individuals that shared her knowledge during the symposium, Alyson Hansbarger. Alyson provide...
🎉🎉🎉 We take a break from our PATS symposium recap series to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the new legislation being passed🎉🎉🎉
July 17,2025 marks the official one year mark of the new practice acts being passed through legislation. It was a monumental accomplishment for our profession, all thanks to the tireless efforts of many to make it all happen.
To help celebrate the occasion, we are joined, once again, by Tan...
🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨
Our next installment includes another member of the PATs Executive Board, Marguerite Carver. In addition to her role as Assistant Prof...
🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨
Our second installment includes our own President-Elect, Kyle Harris. Tune in to hear about the what Kyle's first year in his role has...
🚨🚨That's a wrap on the 2025 PATS Symposium!! Weren't able to join us in person?? The PATS podcast is going to try to bring a little bit of the experience to you! Listen in over the next few weeks as we bring you all the conversations and interviews we were able to hold over the weekend. 🚨🚨
To kick things off, we had the opportunity to sit down with Liz Evarts, co-chair of the PATS Convention Committee. Listen in as hear a...
Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field. We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University. Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her work within PATS...
Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field. We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University. Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her work within PATS...
Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field. We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University. Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her work within PATS...
Join us for a monumental, 4 part episode! To celebrate both National Athletic Training Month and National Women’s History Month, we are joined by three of the most influential athletic trainers in our field. We kick off this series with Ms. Jasmin Lalin, chair of the PATS Inclusivity Committee and athletic trainer at Shippensburg University. Hear about Jasmin’s journey in the profession, her work within PATS...
The conclusion of fall sports can only mean one thing, the start of the NCAA men's and women's basketball seasons! On this episode, we are joined by Austin Pascarella, athletic trainer for the men's basketball team at Duquesne University. Join us to hear about Austin's background and a look inside the life of an athletic trainer in the Division 1 Basketball setting.
Austin Pascarella
ALERT!! Episode republished!! (Thanks to our past-president, Nicky Cattano, for catching the editing mishap!) Hear the uninterrupted episode now!
On the latest episode of the PATS podcast, we were able to sit down with Joe Vogler, current athletic director at Unionville-Chadds Ford School district. Hear about his transition from the high school athletic trainer to his current role, and why he felt like his background as an athletic...
Happy PATS Week of Service! The podcast was joined today by Bill Frye, a true advocate of the Week of Service Initiative. Listen to our discussion on Bill's background, his amazing efforts in the community and his advice on getting involved! Interested in getting out there in your community? Feel free to reach out to Bill directly for ways to best utilize your efforts! Remember, lets be better athletic trainers, together!
Co...
The PATS podcast welcomes two new guests to the show, Katie Bartosik and Devin Kielur. Both Katie and Devin have recently joined the PATS Executive Board, undertaking the roles of Southeast and Southwest PA Regional Representatives. Listen in to hear their stories, background and life as an Athletic Trainer. Additionally, hear about their new roles on the EB, their goals and expectations for their term and what they hav...
Fall is definitely in the air! As the academic year is in full swing, we look back to warmer days at the 2024 PATS symposium. We were lucky enough to be joined by three students from the East Stroudsburg University AT Program: Emily Thran, Sarah Whaleski, and Rachael Sereno. Hear about their experiences in the program and their career goals and aspirations.
The PATS podcast had the opportunity to hear from three new graduates of the AT program at Moravian University. Listen in to hear about their experiences, favorite memories and the times they shared together over the last few years.
Guests:
Alissa Strouse
Hunter Steidinger
Hannah Devlin
We would love to hear from you! Do you have an idea for the show? Want to nominate someone to be a guest?? Or do you yourself want to ...
The podcast was onsite for the 2024 Annual Symposium in Harrisburg and what better way to kick off the episodes than hearing from our new president, Dr. Jaime Mansell!. Listen in to hear about her expectations for the two year term and what we, the members, do to help her along the way!
Thank you, Dr. Mansell, for everything you do to lead the Pennsylvania Athletic Training Society!
Jason had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Joshua Cramer, who currently serves as the chair of the Practice Advancement (COPA) Committee for the Pennsylvania Athletic Training Society. Tune in to this episode to hear about Josh's interesting background, how he got into athletic training and his current role with NovaCare Rehabilitation. From a committee standpoint, hear about the work that Josh and his committe...
Over the past few episodes, we've recently heard a few references about the "going away" of the graduate assistant model. We're learning that this is having a significant impact on many settings in the athletic training profession.
It seemed like an opportune time to speak with someone who recently was in this position, and hear about their positive experience in this role.
The PATS podcast welcomes Garrett Miller, currently ...
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